MOSCOW, April 21. /TASS/. London has historically manifested and will continue to manifest enmity toward Moscow, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday.
"Britain always has been, is now, and will be our eternal enemy. At least until such time as their arrogant, despicably dank island sinks into the abyss of the sea from a wave triggered by a cutting-edge Russian weapons system," he wrote on his Telegram channel, commenting on the latest UK sanctions imposed on five individuals involved in the investigation concerning jailed journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza, who has been designated as a foreign agent in Russia.
"‘Let it be,’ as the Beatles used to sing," he added.
Medvedev remarked with irony how admirable the British dignitaries’ belief in their own exceptionalism was. He also touched upon the British ambassador’s remarks concerning the Kara-Murza case.
"We’re not even talking about a specific ‘case,’ but about their fervent belief that this is a dreadful punishment and that Russian officials will writhe in hysterics because of it. After all, it’s evident that the conflict between an obsolete form (the degenerating British monarchy) and ridiculous content (just look at the faces of their recent prime ministers <...>) has given rise to some rather bizarre creatures," the Security Council deputy chairman said, adding that he has complete disregard for their decisions.
On April 17, the Moscow City Court sentenced political journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in a maximum-security prison and a fine of 400,000 rubles ($4,880), banned him from engaging in journalism for seven years, and ruled that his freedom be limited for six months after his release from incarceration. According to the court ruling, he was found guilty of crimes stipulated under Part 2, Article 207.3 of the Russian Criminal Code (RCC) ("Public Dissemination of Knowingly False Information About the Deployment of the Russian Armed Forces"), Part 1, Article 284.1 of the RCC ("Execution of Activities of a Foreign or International Organization Whose Activity Has Been Declared Undesirable on the Territory of the Russian Federation"), and Article 275 of the RCC ("High Treason").